honest vs point blank

honest

adj
  • Accurate. 

  • Authentic; full. 

  • Open; frank. 

  • Earned or acquired in a fair manner. 

  • True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased. 

  • Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright. 

  • In good faith; without malice. 

adv
  • Honestly; really. 

point blank

adj
  • Blunt, outright. 

  • The distance between a gun and a target such that it requires minimal effort in aiming it. In particular no allowance needs to be made for effects of gravity, target movement or wind in aiming the projectile. 

adv
  • Horizontally (as the angle at which a projectile is launched); directly or straight (at the target). 

  • Directly; bluntly; without pretense or caution. 

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